A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the maximum amount which the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs may pay for the funeral expenses of a veteran from $250 to $350.

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Introduced

20 April 1978

Last action

20 September 1978 · Introduced

Status

Referred to Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Sponsors

Rep. Carney, Charles J. [D-OH-19], Rep. Hillis, Elwood H. [R-IN-5], Rep. Roberts, Ray [D-TX-4], Rep. Hammerschmidt, John P. [R-AR-3], Rep. Danielson, George E. [D-CA-30], Rep. Beard, Edward [D-RI-2], Rep. Brinkley, Jack [D-GA-3], Rep. Cornell, Robert J. [D-WI-8], Rep. Applegate, Douglas [D-OH-18], Rep. Barnard, Doug, Jr. [D-GA-10], Rep. Hansen, George V. [R-ID-2], Rep. Sawyer, Harold S. [R-MI-5], Rep. Teague, Olin E. [D-TX-6], Rep. Satterfield, David E., III [D-VA-3], Rep. Edwards, Don [D-CA-10], Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3], Rep. Wolff, Lester L. [D-NY-6], Rep. Mottl, Ronald M. [D-OH-23], Rep. Hefner, W. G. (Bill) [D-NC-8], Rep. Hannaford, Mark W. [D-CA-34], Rep. Edgar, Robert W. [D-PA-7], Rep. Allen, Clifford R. [D-TN-5], Rep. Hall, Sam B., Jr. [D-TX-1], Rep. Heckler, Margaret M. [R-MA-10], Rep. Wylie, Chalmers P. [R-OH-15]

Subjects

Defence

Source updated

14 January 2025

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Summary

Increases from $250 to $350 the burial and funeral expense allowance which may be paid by the Veterans' Administration on behalf of certain deceased veterans.

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Timeline

20 April 1978
Introduced
Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
20 April 1978
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
20 April 1978
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
1 June 1978
Reported
Reported to House from the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, H. Rept. 95-1243.
Source: Committee
1 June 1978
Reported
Reported to House from the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, H. Rept. 95-1243.
Source: Committee
19 September 1978
Passed
Measure passed House.
Source: Floor
19 September 1978
Floor
Measure called up under motion to suspend rules and pass in House.
Source: Floor
19 September 1978
Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: Measure passed House.
Source: Floor
20 September 1978
Introduced
Referred to Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/95th-congress/house-bill/12258
Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/95/hr/12258
us · 95-hr-12258 · source updated 14 January 2025